Thread: Tucson Weekend Seizures Net $3.6 Million in Marijuana

C.B.P. News Release

Tucson Weekend Seizures Net $3.6 Million in Marijuana

(Monday, September 27, 2010)

Tucson, Ariz. – In six unrelated incidents this weekend, Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents seized more than 4,500 pounds of marijuana with an estimated value of more than $3.6 million.

The largest seizure of the weekend occurred Friday when Ajo agents responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle in the West Desert. Agents were able to locate and follow vehicle tracks to an abandoned pickup truck containing more than 2,400 pounds of marijuana. The narcotics, valued at almost $2 million, and the vehicle were taken to the Ajo station for processing.

Another significant seizure occurred Friday at the Border Patrol checkpoint on Highway 19, near Tubac, Ariz. A Border Patrol canine unit, assigned to the Nogales station, alerted to a truck during primary inspection. During secondary inspection, agents scanned the vehicle using Non-Intrusive Inspection technology and found more than 700 pounds of marijuana valued at more than $575,000. The truck, marijuana and driver were taken to the Nogales station for processing.

In the final four incidents, agents from the Nogales, Tucson and Willcox stations seized more than 1,400 pounds across the Tucson sector.

“These seizures are evidence that the Tucson Sector Border Patrol is effectively implementing assets to prevent illegal narcotics from reaching the streets of our communities,â€

Investigators seize more than 4,500 pounds of marijuana

Posted - 9/27/2010 at 4:40PM

TUCSON - Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents seized more than 4,500 pounds of marijuana with an estimated value of more than $3.6 million.

The largest seizure of the weekend occurred Friday, September 24. Ajo agents responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle in the West Desert. Agents were able to locate and follow vehicle tracks to an abandoned pickup truck containing more than 2,400 pounds of marijuana. The narcotics, valued at almost $2 million, and the vehicle were taken to the Ajo Station for processing.

Friday, September 24, a Border Patrol canine unit, assigned to the Nogales station, was alerted to a truck during primary inspection at the Interstate 19 checkpoint. Agents found more than 700 pounds of marijuana valued at more than $575,000. The truck, marijuana, and driver were taken to the Nogales Station for processing.

In other incidents, agents from the Nogales, Tucson and Willcox stations seized more than 1,400 pounds.

"These seizures are evidence that the Tucson Sector Border Patrol is effectively implementing assets to prevent illegal narcotics from reaching the streets of our communities," says Chief Patrol Agent Victor M. Manjarrez, Jr. of the Tucson Sector.

From Oct. 1, 2009, to August 31, 2010, the Tucson Sector Border Patrol seized more than 940,500 pounds of marijuana exceeding $752 million in value.

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